Only a few years before 1656, the year of Kateri Tekakwitha's birth, the following events took place in Ossernenon and captured our attention. What happened out there is worth keeping and deserves to be recalled for memory. These facts are crucial and somehow paved the way for Kateri's particular vocation. As I have previously mentioned, she is heir to a Franco-amerindian Church that was subject to very harsh conditions.
Quebec, Manicouagan, Hushuai, Matapédia, Tadoussac, Guanahani, Chicoutimi, Arthabaska, Natasquan, Magog… such as the artist Chloé Sainte-Marie sings it out. It sounds Amerindian, is it not? It is clear that the Amerindian language left its mark throughout Quebec. Those words ringing in our ears do not recall the ancestral presence of the First Nations anymore, as it was at the origin of the foundation. Did you know that many places, here in Canada, are named after some of the Amerindian nations previously living in these locations?